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adjective
- 1. becoming obsolete: "obsolescent equipment"
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adjective. formal uk / ˌɒb.səˈles. ə nt / us / ˌɑːb.səˈles. ə nt / Add to word list. becoming obsolete: Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. ageing. ancient. antediluvian. anti-progressive. fossilization. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. outdatedly. outmoded.
adjective. ob· so· les· cent ˌäb-sə-ˈle-sᵊnt. Synonyms of obsolescent. : going out of use : becoming obsolete. obsolescently adverb. Examples of obsolescent in a Sentence.
Obsolescent definition: becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word. See examples of OBSOLESCENT used in a sentence.
the process of becoming no longer useful or needed: Older versions had passed into obsolescence and a new version was already on the market. (Definition of obsolescence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Recycling bins, garbage dumps, and junkyards are filled with obsolescent stuff — computers, televisions, cars, and everything else that's discarded because it's not the latest thing anymore. The word obsolescent is closely related to obsolete and the words are often used interchangeably.
adjective. formal us / ˌɑːb.səˈles. ə nt / uk / ˌɒb.səˈles. ə nt / Add to word list. becoming obsolete: Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. aging. ancient. antediluvian. anti-progressive. fossilization. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. outdatedly. outmoded.
If something is obsolescent, it is no longer needed because something better has been invented.
adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Becoming reduced during the course of evolution; vestigial or nearly vestigial. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.
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Obsolescent definition: Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.